prefaded

5.9

Clothing made to look faded and worn before you buy it

adjective
/priˈfeɪdɪd/

: prefadado

Manufacturers use special techniques to create a prefaded effect on denim.

Examples

I love my prefaded jeans.
I prefer prefaded shirts because they feel softer and more comfortable.
These prefaded jeans give a vintage look right out of the store.
These shirts are prefaded for a vintage look.
She bought a pair of prefaded shorts that looked like they had been worn for years.
The store sells prefaded t-shirts that are very popular with the teenagers.
He prefers wearing prefaded denim jackets for a casual, vintage look.

Synonyms

prewashed

vsprefaded

3.5

Made with a treatment so fabric like jeans feels softer and does not shrink

is made to create a faded worn look deliberately for style

How Faded

threadbare

7 6.6

well-worn

5 3.7

prefaded

5.9

faded

2.1

new

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

prefaded positive

Morphology

prefaded = faded (transparent) = pre + fade + ed

The meaning is a straightforward application of 'pre-' to 'faded', meaning made faded in advance.

Etymology

Prefaded breaks into the parts pre- meaning 'before' and fade meaning 'to lose color', so prefaded clothes are made to look 'faded' or worn 'before' you buy them, like a new shirt that already feels a little old and soft.